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Drinks

Crock Pot Apple Cider

It’s that time of year again! I can never say too much that I love fall. I love everything cozy about this weather and season. Even though it was 84 degrees today, we were still looking forward to apple cider today! I bought a whole bushel of apples today at the farmer’s market. Going to the same people every Wednesday does come with some great perks like getting a better deal on veggies because you buy a bunch from them. I always ask if they have seconds of anything. If they don’t sell the seconds by the end of the day, they get tossed out, so they are happy to make something off of them considering that they know they will definitely sell the good stuff. I hate food waste with a passion.

Apples always get used in our house one way or another whether it be snacking, applesauce, apple cider, apple pancakes, or apple muffins. Who doesn’t like a good apple?

What do I need?

  • about 20 apples*
  • 8 cinnamon sticks
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Water
  • brown sugar, white sugar, or both to taste (I don’t use sugar because we don’t really like sweet apple cider)

How do I make this?

  • Add apples, cinnamon sticks, and cloves to the crock pot.
  • Fill the crock pot with water but give yourself 1-2 inches of space because the apples will expand and also float.
  • Cook on high for 4 hours or on low overnight.
  • I strain the liquid through a fine strainer and put the meat and skin of the apples into a blender to turn into applesauce.
  • Mix the vanilla extract into the cider and add sugar if wanted.
  • If you don’t feel like fishing out the cloves and cinnamon, put them in a mesh bag before placing them into the crock pot so you can just pull it out at the end. I use reusable mesh produce bags because they are fairly big and you can spread them in the middle of the pot.
  • Serve cider hot or cold.

Send me some ideas for next time. Just remember, anything you can make, I can probably make vegan.

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Cakes & Muffins

Oatmeal Apple Pie Muffins

My 3 year old son is obsessed with muffins. I make fresh muffins 2-3 times a week. So far I haven’t found one that he doesn’t like. I usually look around in my cabinets, on my food shelf, my fruit bowl, and my veggie box to figure out what kind I am making that day.

It warms my hear when I feel him tugging on my apron yelling muffin!!! I barely got them out of the oven and he’s already waiting for the first one. Everyone else in the house knows better than to try and take that first one.

What you will need

  • 1 apple peeled, cored, and cut into small cubes
  • 1.25 cups of flour
  • 1/2 cups of rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup of brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pink Himalayan salt
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/4 cup of vegetable oil or coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup of applesauce (usually unsweetened but I use whatever I have made at the time)
  • 1/3 cup of non dairy milk
  • 1.5-2 tablespoons of my apple pie spice (click here for my personal recipe: https://misscherise.home.blog/2019/06/23/apple-pie-spice/ )

How do you make it?

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • grease up some baking cups. I finally found my love of silicone cups!
  • In a stand mixer or a bowl, mix together your flour, oats, brown sugar, and the apple pie spice.
  • Add in the applesauce, vegetable oil, and non dairy milk.
  • Stir until moistened
  • Fold in chopped apple pieces.
  • Fill muffin cups 3/4 of the way full (or whatever, lol. So what if they go a little over the top when they bake)
  • Sprinkle the top of your muffin with a little bit of sugar and pop those bad boys into the oven for 20 minutes.
  • Check with toothpick, it should come out clean.

Storage tip:

When storing your brown sugar, you should invest in a clay disc. They are probably one of the most useful but random things that you could probably have in your kitchen. All you do is soak it for 30 minutes in a bowl or cup of water, pat dry, and put it in your air tight container of brown sugar. The moisture in the clay will keep your brown sugar from getting all hard and crunchy.

Until next time, leave me some ideas and always remember that anything you can make, I can probably make vegan!

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